New bone formation by orthodontic tooth movement for implant placement.

Bone defects at the anterior regions of the jaws often cause esthetic problems such as gingival disharmonies and longer crowns than neighboring teeth. Variety of procedures can be used in this region for achieving sufficient bone volume with or without different bone graft materials. All of these procedures has their own advantages and disadventages.

Evaluation of Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate During Intraoral Impression Taking in Infants With Cleft Lip and Palate.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in oxygen saturation and heart pulse during intraoral impression taking from infants with cleft lip and palate (CLP) at onset of presurgical orthopedic therapy.

Subjects And Methods: In our study, 21 uni- and bilateral infants with CLP (9 female, 12 males, mean age 5.90 ± 2.

Evaluation of facial hard and soft tissue asymmetry using cone-beam computed tomography.

Introduction: The purposes of this study were to (1) evaluate facial asymmetry 3 dimensionally using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and (2) compare the right and left facial hard and soft tissues volumetrically and their interferences on each other.

Methods: The CBCT data of 49 asymmetric (soft tissue menton deviation, ≥4 mm; distance from the facial midline) (mean age, 19.9 ± 5.